Faucet hose connection.



C. H. SHEPHERD.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1911.

1 ,036',015. Patented Aug* 2o, 1912.

M MM/QM "CHARLES n. SHEPHERD, or New Yann, N. Y.

` FAUCJET nosa CONNECTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented AugQzo, 1912.

Application mea vAugust 21, 1911. serial No. 645,266.

To lll whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES H.\-Sm;r Hann, a citizen of. the UnitedStates, residing'at't'West Twenty-third street, New York, county of NewYork, and State of New York, .have .invented certain new and usefull'mprovementsinl Faucet Hose Con'- A nections, fully-described andrepresented in the following specification and the accom-v panyingdrawings-forming a part of the same.

The object of this invention. is to furnish a means for readilyattaching and det-aching a hose to the nozzle of a faucet, bib orbasin-cock which is unprovided with any screwthread for connecting ahose coupling, and the invention comprises a casing provided with meansfor connecting a hose thereto, and having acompressible sleeve securedtherein with means lfor contracting it to clamp the faucet-nozzle andmake a )water-tight connection thereto. ,fl

The invention will be understood by reference to the annexed drawing, inwhich- Figure 1 is an elevation of a'basirf-cock or faucet with a crosssection ofthe hose thereon; Fig. 2 is a plan of the faucet connection;Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the center off-the spindle 1;Fig. 4 is an elevation of the faucet hose connection .viewed from theleft side of Fig. 1 guFig. 5 is a plan cf the elamping strap, and Fig. 6a

perspective view of the same arranged for operation. g

` A represents a basin-cock with nozzle B to which the hose connectionsshown applied in Fig. 1. The connection has a vertical chamber' a and a.horizontal chamber the former having an annular recess c in the top inwhich the flange d of a compressible or Cntractible sleeve e is fittedand clamped tightly by a screw-collar f. The lower end of the chamber ais provided with a tapering snout or outlet a in line with the bore ofthe sleeve e, and upon which a hose of suitable size vmay be readilyslipped. The casing may be provided with any suitable hose connection atthis point instead of the tapering snout` vA metallic strap g, g',encircles the sleeve, as shown in Fig. 3, and one end g secured withinthe chamber a by a holt or other fastening h, and the other end having aperforation to t upon a stud j which isprojected from a block p movablein the chamber b. The portion g 1s narrower than the portier. g of thestrap, and a transverse slot le is formed through the portion g near itsend through which the narrower portion or tongue g can he slipped, asshown in Fig. 6, by which construction the forcing of the stud j awayfrom the screw z.

Icontracts 'the strap and the sleeve e which it encircles. Owing to theslipping of one part ofthe strap through the other, I have, forconvenience, termed this device a tele scoping strap. To thus move thestud, a screw-spindle l is extended through one end of the chamber andprovided with a stufing-box m, and a removable cap n is applied to theopposite end of the chamber and provided with a guide-socket n for theadjacent end of the spindle. The block is secured upon the spindlebetween a collar 0 and a nut 0, so that the spindle may be turned toadvance the block without causing any rotary mot-ion of the block. Theblock thus provides a swivel engagement of the spindle with the strap. Av

In applyingthis fixture to the nozzle of a faucet, the' screw-spindle bymeans of its hand-wheefm is turned to slacken the strap, and the nozzleis then forced within the sleeve and the mot/ion of the spindle reversedto tighten the strap upon the sleeve. The sleeve thus makes a watertightfit upon the nozzle, and as it is clamped to the top of the chamber a bya water-tight joint, the union of the nozzle with the .hose connectionis made in a most effective manner and almost instantaneously. The waterhasaccess to both the chambers, but the horizontal chamber is tightlyclosed atone end by the cap n, and at thle'opposite end by thestufiing-box m.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention what is claimed hereinis:

1. A faucet hose connection, comprising a casing with an annular recessat the top, a compressible sleeve with flange fitted to such recess, acollar screwed upon the casing to clamp the liange, a .s1-ap embracingthe sleeve and having one end secured within the casing, a screw spindlewith a swivel engagement to the other end of the strap, and the casinghaving means for attaching a hose thereto.

2. A faucethose connection, comprising a casingwith vertical andhorizontal chambers, the former having at the bottom means to attaclahose and at the top an annular recess, va comp clamped in .sai

recess, a telescoping strap essible sleeve with Hangeembracing thesleevewith one end secured in Ifs'aid chamber, and the 'horizontal chamberAhaving a screw-spindle movable therein with means to engage the freeend of thefstrap. 5/ /3. A faucet hose connection, comprising' .1' vlfn, casing with vertical and horizontal cham-f `ers,'the former having atthe' bottom means i to attach a hose andiat the `top ant annular recess,a compressible sleeve with flange clamped in sald recess, atelescoping-strap embracing-'the sleeve with-oneend secured: in saidchamber, the horizontal chamber having a screw-spindle extended throughone end .and having a, block swiveled .thereon l5 withl /m'eansto-engage the free end of the I strap, ad-aLstuiing-box upon thespindle.

"iv 4.' Av ficet hose connection, comprising acasing with vertical andhorizontal jchaxn- Y bciasgthiformer having at the bottom means clampedvin "said recess, .aftelescoping' strap in saidv c amber;4 thehorizontal`l 'chamber one end, and 'a removablelcap closing opposite endandjQhaving. lafguide for the splndle, ablockswiveledupon the s indie,and a stud'qpontheblock engaging t e 'free vend of tliestrapaA i Intestimo,

having a. screw-"Spindle ,extended throulh-I witnesses.V Y

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